Another day, another great ride. We popped over to the neighbor's outdoor and just worked on the stuff we learned in the last lesson. After Sunday's ride, I wanted to go easy on the legs and just work on the brain.
Brego has been getting more feed with his hay, as his work load has increased. He's still a little chubs, but he needs quality energy to produce quality work in the dressage arena. So I was happy to see that he was way more forward than during the lesson. We got a nice walk-canter departure both ways (surprisingly, the left was better than the right) and called it a night. Then a short walk through the woods home and, just like that, a great ride in under 30 minutes. I love it.
I did take my laptop to my neighbor and showed her pictures and videos from last year when Brego and I were doing much better. She was very glad to see them and completely impressed with Brego, especially his jumping. I showed her the 3'3" triple bar picture and she couldn't believe it was the same horse (she did believe that was me riding though :) ). So now she has raised the bar for us, seeing what we are capable of. I am excited.
Next lesson is Thursday.
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